Smaller, lower priced car has the McLaren family face

The McLaren Sports Series is the British supercar company's answer to cars like the Porsche 911 Turbo. After a brief teaser video the company posted yesterday, McLaren has just tweeted out the first photo of the upcoming car in camouflaged form.

From what we can see, the Sports Series has the same rounded nose and teardrop roof as the other cars in McLaren's current lineup. The company says the car will sit below the current 650S in terms of price and performance, with a carbon-fiber chassis and mid-mounted V8 that we're guessing will be a version of the 3.8-liter twin-turbo that powers the 650S.

While there's no official word on pricing, figure on a sticker around $200,000 when McLaren officially releases the car it promises will "bring pure McLaren values to the sports car class."